As babies, Moe (Chris Diamantopoulos), Larry (Sean Hayes) and Curly (Will Sasso) were anonymously dropped of at an orphanage. Now grown, though hardly grown up, the trio bumbles into big trouble while trying to save the institution. These Three Stooges are based on classic characters.

Why is The Three Stooges rated PG?

Official MPAA Rating: The Three Stooges is rated PG for for slapstick action violence, some rude and suggestive humor including language.

Please read our content details for this movie to help determine if it is suitable for members of your family. We also encourage you to check our full review and our movie information page.

Violence:
Pervasive and aggressive slapstick violence throughout, often with the intent to harm. Characters are hit with fists and various objects, punched,
poked in the eyes and pushed off roofs and platforms. Characters hair and eyelashes are pulled out. Parents should note that many of these actions are
easily mimicked and are presented in a comedic context. A man aims a gun, but does not shoot. A shotgun is used to pop balloons that are carrying a
young girl into the air—she falls and is not harmed. A man is hit by various vehicles but is not killed. A lion in a zoo, which becomes aggressive
after being shot in the testicles with a peanut, attacks a man locked inside its cage… we later see the man with a large bloody gash on his face. A
man is attacked in the head with a chainsaw. A character is burned on the bare chest with two hot irons. Later another character is intentionally
burned on the tongue with a hot curling iron. A man has a flyer stapled to the back of his head and another is shot in the leg with an arrow.
Characters become involved in a murder plot. A man’s eyes begin to bulge when is head is caught in a microwave oven.

A short disclaimer at the end of the film does warn audiences of the dangers associated with some of the on screen violence.

Sexual Content:
A woman’s clothing exposes her cleavage in numerous scenes. A woman is seen in a very revealing swimsuit. A sound effect accompanies the squishing of a
woman’s breast while helping a man scale a wall. A married woman is shown in bed with another man at a hotel called the Filander Inn.

Language:
Repeated name-calling including “stupid” and “moron” is used along with “shut up” and two terms of Christian deity.

Drugs/Alcohol:
A man is drugged with an unknown substance that induces sleep. Social drinking portrayed. A cigar is used as a prop. At least two product placements
for beer are included.

Other:
An extended scene depicts infants in a nursery urinating on adult characters who use the babies as human squirt guns. No frontal nudity is seen but a
baby is kicked across the floor of the nursery.

The Three StoogesCanadian Movie Ratings

Province

Rating

Rating Descriptor

British Columbia

PG

Violence.

Alberta

PG

Manitoba

PG

Crude Content.

Ontario

PG

Violence, Not Recommended for Young Children

Quebec

G

Martimes

PG

Canadian Home Video

PG

About author

Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.